Kennedy Slams Tylenol-Autism Study, Experts Push Back

0:00On April 17th, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. just trashed a new Danish study that found no connection between Tylenol during pregnancy and autism in kids. The research, out in JAMA pediatrics, dug into medical records from over 1 million women and it came up empty on any link. Kennedy slammed it as garbage and fraudulent because it only tracked prescriptions, missing over-the-counter use of acetaminophen to stuff in Tylenol. But the study hit back, saying low-level exposure might be underestimated, though past research shows that bias is basically negligible. Experts are pushing back hard. Dr. Jeffrey Morris from the University of Pennsylvania called Kennedy's take short-sighted and dishonest, pointing out the study already owned up to. The issue and earlier Danish work proved it doesn't skew results much. A Swedish study this year backed it up, no causal link even among siblings. Kennedy's been on this crusade for a minute. Last year, he promised to nail down the autism epidemics cause by September, misted, then

1:03doubled down on Tylenol in October, even without solid, proof. President Trump jumped into, telling pregnant women to tough out fevers without it, which docs called, reckless. This debate's heating up as Kennedy heads to Congress to defend his policies, but with studies stacking against him, it's clear the science isn't, budging on this one. This has been Entertainment and Celebrity News Today, powered by AI.